JP2017043178A - Resistance reduction member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resistance reduction member that prevents deformation due to a travel wind and prevents running on a wheel stop and breakage due to extraction.SOLUTION: The resistance reduction member includes: a mount part mounted to a vehicle body lower face; a body face erected downward from the mount part; and a reinforcement part extended downward from a side of the vehicle body lower face at a side face on a vehicle backward side of the body face to prevent the body face from being inclined.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a resistance reducing member.

  Some vehicles are equipped with air spats (resistance reduction members) that reduce the air resistance applied to the tires even during high-speed running and improve the aerodynamic fuel consumption performance.

  For example, Patent Document 1 describes a technique in which a reinforcing member for preventing deformation due to traveling wind is attached to a large-sized air spat in order to improve aerodynamic performance. FIG. 7A shows an air spat 101 provided with such a reinforcing member. The air spats 101 are attached to the lower surface of the vehicle body in front of the front tire FW by a mounting plate 107, and the traveling wind is received by the tire FW by receiving traveling wind from a plate-shaped wind receiving plate 108 that is suspended downward from the mounting plate 107. Preventing hitting and reducing the air resistance on the tire FW. Further, the air spats 101 are arranged so that the right-angled triangular support plate 111 connects the vehicle front surface of the wind receiving plate 108 and the mounting plate 107 when viewed from the side, so that the air spats 101 are engaged with the air spats 101 when the vehicle travels at high speed. The air spats 101 are reinforced by the wind pressure so that they do not fall backward. A plurality of support plates 111 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the vehicle width direction on the wind receiving plate 108.

JP 2009-202795 A

  As shown in FIG. 7 (A), when the air spats 101 having a large size are parked from the head (front) when the vehicle 100 is parked, for example, the air spats 101 may interfere with or get over the wheel ring L provided in the parking area. is there. FIG. 7 (A) shows a state where the air spats 101 get over the wheel ring L. When the air spats 101 get over the wheel stopper L, the wheel stopper L applies a force that pushes the wind receiving plate 108 from the front to the rear relative to the movement of the vehicle. At this time, a force in the tensile direction acts on the support plate 111 fixed to the wind receiving plate 108, and damage such as cracks may occur in the support plate 111 and its peripheral portion.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7B, when the vehicle 100 is moved backward (in the direction of the arrow R) and taken out of the parking area, the ring stopper L comes into contact with the wind receiving plate 108 from the rear side of the vehicle, and the wind receiving A load opposite to that in parking is applied to the plate 108. Since a reinforcing support plate 111 is provided on the front surface of the wind receiving plate 108, if the lower end portion of the wind receiving plate 108 is bent toward the front of the vehicle, the mounting plate 107 prevents the bending. May be. If the vehicle is moved backward as it is, the force concentrates on the mounting plate 107, and the air spats 101 may drop off from the vehicle body by the ring stopper L as shown by the broken line in FIG.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a resistance reducing member that prevents deformation due to running wind and prevents damage caused by climbing on and pulling out from a ring stop.

  According to the present invention, the mounting portion attached to the lower surface of the vehicle body, the main body surface erected downward from the mounting portion, and the side surface on the vehicle rear side of the main body surface are extended downward from the lower surface side of the vehicle body. There is provided a resistance reducing member comprising: a reinforcing portion that prevents the main body surface from tilting.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while preventing the deformation | transformation by a driving | running | working wind, the resistance reduction member which prevents the damage | damage by getting on and picking up with a ring stop can be provided.

(A) which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention is the perspective view which looked at the resistance reduction member at the time of mounting to a vehicle body from diagonally forward lower direction, (B) is the resistance reduction member at the time of mounting on a vehicle body from diagonally lower back. FIG. (A) of the resistance reduction member mounted on the vehicle body is a side view as viewed from the front of the vehicle body, (B) is a side view as viewed from the rear of the vehicle body, (C) is a side view as viewed from the arrow C in (A), and (D) is The D arrow plan view in (A). (A) of a resistance reduction member is the perspective view seen from the vehicle front side, (B) is the perspective view seen from the vehicle rear. (A) of the resistance reducing member is a plan view as viewed from the arrow A in (B), (B) is a side view as viewed from the rear of the vehicle when mounted on the vehicle body, (C) is a plan view as viewed from the arrow C in (B), (D) Is a side view as seen from the front of the vehicle, (E) is a side view as viewed from the direction of arrow E in (B). (A) is explanatory drawing of the resistance reduction member of the state which got over the ring stopper, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that it pulls out from a ring stopper. The perspective view of the resistance reduction member in 2nd embodiment. (A) of the conventional air spats is explanatory drawing which shows the state which got over the ring stopper, (B) is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that it pulls out from a ring stopper.

<First embodiment>
<Resistance reducing member 1>
FIG.1 and FIG.3 is a perspective view of the resistance reduction member 1 in 1st embodiment of this invention. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of the resistance reducing member 1 viewed from the front side of the vehicle when mounted on the vehicle body. FIG. 1B is a perspective view of the resistance reducing member 1 viewed from the rear of the vehicle when mounted on the vehicle body. FIG. 3A is a perspective view of the resistance reducing member 1 viewed from the front side of the vehicle. FIG. 3B is a perspective view of the resistance reducing member 1 viewed from the rear of the vehicle. 2 and 4 show a plan view and a side view of the resistance reducing member 1 and the resistance reducing member 1 alone when mounted on the vehicle body. In the following description, the top / bottom / left / right direction of the drawing is used as the top / bottom / left / right direction of the resistance reducing member 1 in the description.

  A resistance reducing member 1 shown in FIG. 1 is attached to, for example, the under cover 5 (the lower surface of the vehicle body) in front of the front tire FW, and prevents traveling wind from hitting the front tire FW and reduces air resistance applied to the tire. In addition, in this embodiment, although the resistance reduction member 1 arrange | positioned ahead of the front tire FW is illustrated, it is not limited to this. For example, you may attach to the vehicle body lower surface ahead of a rear tire. As shown by arrows in FIGS. 1 (A) and 3 (A), the upper right side of the resistance reduction member 1 indicates the front of the vehicle, and the upper left side indicates the rear of the vehicle. Further, as indicated by arrows in FIGS. 1B and 3B, the upper right portion of the resistance reducing member 1 indicates the rear of the vehicle, and the upper left portion indicates the front of the vehicle.

  The resistance reduction member 1 includes a mounting portion 2 attached to the under cover 5, a main body surface 3 erected downward from the mounting portion 2, and a vehicle rear side of the main body surface 3. And a reinforcing portion 4 that prevents the main body surface 3 from being tilted (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). Although the resistance reduction member 1 can illustrate the integrally molded product by resin etc., it is not limited to this, For example, it can manufacture also by the press work of a metal plate.

<Mounting part 2>
The attachment portion 2 is fixed to the under cover 5 to fix the resistance reducing member 1 to the lower surface of the vehicle body. Further, the attachment portion 2 is attached to a predetermined position on the lower surface of the vehicle body in front of the front tire FW (see FIG. 2C). As shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the under cover 5 is formed with a reinforcing bead. The reinforcing bead includes a plurality of protrusions 52 (two in the present embodiment) that protrude inward from the lower surface 51 of the under cover 5. In this embodiment, the attachment portion 2 includes a protrusion 21 that follows the protrusion 52 of the reinforcing bead, and exemplifies a form in which the rigidity is improved (see FIG. 2D). 21 may not be provided.

  The protrusion 21 has an outer shape corresponding to the shape of the protrusion 52 so as to be fitted to the protrusion 52 when the attachment portion 2 is attached to the lower surface 51 of the under cover 5. By doing so, the rigidity of the resistance reduction member 1 is increased by the protrusions 21, and the undercover 5 and the resistance reduction member 1 reinforce each other by fitting the protrusions 21 to the protrusions 52. The deformation of the resistance reducing member 1 can be suppressed. In the present embodiment, both the protrusion 52 and the protrusion 21 have a trapezoidal shape excluding the lower bottom in a sectional view (see FIG. 4D). As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting portion 2 includes a flat portion 22 adjacent to the ridge 21, and a bead shape is formed by connecting the trapezoidal legs of the plurality of ridges 21 to the adjacent flat portion 22. .

  The flat portion 22 is formed with a locking portion 23 that locks the mounting portion 2 to the under cover 5 (the lower surface of the vehicle body). In this embodiment, since the attachment portion 2 is attached to the under cover 5 via the fastener 6, the locking portion 23 is a circular or oval hole through which the fastener 6 can be inserted (FIG. 4A). 4 (C)). In addition, in this embodiment, although the latching | locking part 23 is formed in the flat part 22, you may form in the protrusion 21. FIG. Furthermore, the fixing of the attachment portion 2 to the under cover 5 is not limited to the fastener 6, and a well-known fixing method such as screwing, rivet, adhesion, or welding may be used. Further, when bonding or the like is used as the fixing method, the attachment portion 2 may be an adhesive surface without forming a hole in the locking portion 23.

<Main body surface 3, reinforcement part 4>
A main body surface 3 extends downward from the under cover 5 at the end of the mounting portion 2 on the vehicle rear side. As shown in FIG. 4B, the width W in the vehicle width direction of the main body surface 3 is substantially the same as the width of the tire. In the present embodiment, the reinforcing portion 4 is formed integrally with the main body surface 3. The main body surface 3 includes three flat surfaces 31 and two reinforcing portions 4. In addition, the number of the flat surfaces 31 and the reinforcement parts 4 is not limited to said thing, It can change suitably according to use. The flat surface 31 includes a flat surface that extends downward from the under cover 5 and that is substantially orthogonal to the traveling wind.

  The reinforcing portion 4 is formed continuously with the end portion of the flat surface 31 in the vehicle width direction, and is disposed so as to be sandwiched between the two flat surfaces 31. The reinforcing portion 4 includes an inclined surface portion 41 that is inclined with respect to the adjacent flat surface 31, and a pair of side surface portions 42 that connect the inclined surface portion 41 and the flat surface 31. The inclined surface portion 41 of the reinforcing portion 4 is positioned on substantially the same plane as the flat surface 31 at the lower end, and is inclined with respect to the flat surface 31 so as to be farthest from the flat surface 31 to the vehicle rear side at the upper end. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1A, the main body surface 3 includes a reinforcing portion 4 that is connected to each of the three flat surfaces 31, and the reinforcing portion 4 protrudes from the flat surface 31 toward the vehicle rear side.

  Further, the flat surface 31 corresponds to the number (three) of the flat portions 22 of the mounting portion 2 and is connected thereto. In addition, in this embodiment, the reinforcement part 4 respond | corresponds with the number (two) of the protrusions 21 of the attaching part 2, and illustrates the form connected with this. The reinforcing portion 4 is connected to the protrusion 21 to form a reverse L-shaped concave portion in a side view in the vehicle front side surface of the resistance reducing member 1 (see FIG. 4E). That is, the reinforcement part 4 has the bead shape which protrudes to the vehicle rear side with the flat surface 31, and can illustrate the form which improved the rigidity. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reinforcing portion 4 may not be connected to the mounting portion 2 in the mounting portion 2 that does not include the protrusion 21 as described above.

  Further, when the resistance reducing member 1 is attached to the lower surface of the vehicle body, the reinforcing portion 4 comes into contact with the under cover 5 (the lower surface of the vehicle body) (see FIGS. 2A and 2B). In this way, when the resistance reducing member 1 receives the traveling wind, the reinforcing portion 4 supports the main body surface 3 so that the main body surface 3 is prevented from tilting toward the vehicle rear side.

  Further, since the reinforcing portion 4 is inclined so that the inclined surface portion 41 approaches the flat surface 31 as it goes downward from the lower surface side of the vehicle body, the reinforcing portion 4 is reliable against the traveling wind received by the resistance reducing member 1 and the input load from the wheel ring. Since the force can be transmitted to the lower surface side of the vehicle body, the resistance reduction member 1 itself can be prevented from being bent, and the aerodynamic performance and the overcoming performance of the ring can be satisfied. Note that a flange portion 32 that smoothly guides the traveling wind toward the rear of the vehicle is smoothly connected to the periphery of the main body surface 3 toward the rear of the vehicle.

<Description of operation>
With reference to FIG. 5, operation | movement of the resistance reduction member 1 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 5 (A) shows a state where the vehicle A is parked from the head (front) and the resistance reducing member 1 gets over the wheel ring L provided in the parking area as described in the description of the prior art. When the resistance reducing member 1 gets over the loop bracket L, the reinforcing portion 4 adjacent to the main body surface 3 is moved in the direction of arrow U in FIG. Push the under cover 5 upward. By doing so, both the lower surface side of the vehicle body of the under cover 5 and the resistance reducing member 1 can be bent, so that the loop stopper L can be overcome without being damaged.

  Next, FIG. 5 (B) shows a state in which the wheel stopper L comes into contact with the resistance reducing member 1 from the rear side of the vehicle when the vehicle A is moved backward (in the direction of arrow R) and taken out of the parking area. At this time, the resistance reducing member 1 is loaded in the opposite direction to that during parking. Even if a load is applied to the resistance reduction member 1 from the loop stopper L, the main body surface 3 and the reinforcing portion 4 rotate counterclockwise CCW with the connection portion between the attachment portion 2 and the main body surface 3 as the rotation center C. . In the present embodiment, since the reinforcing portion 4 is not disposed on the vehicle front side as in the prior art shown in FIG. 7, the reinforcing portion 4 is not loaded even if the load due to the ring stopper L acts on the main body surface 3. Since the force in the pulling direction does not act on the reinforcing portion 4, the resistance reducing member 1 can receive the load. Furthermore, since the attachment portion 2 and the main body surface 3 are bent, the force is not concentrated on the attachment portion 2, and the attachment portion 2 can be prevented from falling off the under cover 5. Therefore, the resistance reduction member 1 will not be damaged by bending the connection portion between the main body surface 3 and the mounting portion 2 even when the wheel clamp L is mounted and then extracted.

<Second embodiment>
FIG. 6 shows a resistance reducing member 10 according to the second embodiment. The resistance reduction member 10 in this embodiment shows a form in which the protrusion 21 of the mounting portion 2 is removed from the resistance reduction member 1 shown in FIG. 3A, and the other configurations are the same. Even if the reinforcing portion 4 is not connected to the protrusion 21, when the resistance reducing member 10 is attached to the lower surface of the vehicle body, the upper end portion thereof abuts against the under cover 5 (the lower surface of the vehicle body). In this way, when the resistance reducing member 10 receives the traveling wind, the reinforcing portion 4 supports the main body surface 3 so that the main body surface 3 is prevented from tilting toward the vehicle rear side. Further, since the reinforcing portion 4 is inclined so that the inclined surface portion 41 approaches the flat surface 31 as it goes downward from the lower surface side of the vehicle body, the reinforcing portion 4 is reliable against the traveling wind received by the resistance reducing member 10 and the input load from the wheel ring. Since the force can be transmitted to the lower surface side of the vehicle body, the resistance reduction member 10 itself can be prevented from being bent, and the aerodynamic performance and the overcoming performance of the ring can be satisfied. Note that a flange portion 32 that smoothly guides the traveling wind toward the rear of the vehicle is smoothly connected to the periphery of the main body surface 3 toward the rear of the vehicle. In addition, the side surface from the vehicle rear side in the present embodiment is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG.

  In the present embodiment, the upper end portion of the reinforcing portion 4 may be cut out so as to be flush with the flat portion 22 of the mounting portion 2. By doing so, the resistance reducing member 10 can be stably fixed to the lower surface of the vehicle body of the flat surface 31. Moreover, when the resistance reduction member 10 of this embodiment is formed, for example with resin etc., you may manufacture the reinforcement part 4 with a solid.

<Description of operation>
By removing the protrusions 21 connected to the reinforcing portion 4, the connection between the reinforcing portion 4 and the mounting portion 2 is released, so that the main body surface 3 is more easily bent with respect to the mounting portion 2. The operation of the resistance reducing member 10 according to the second embodiment is the same as the operation of the resistance reducing member 1 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 5 described above, but the main body surface 3 is more bent with respect to the mounting portion 2. Since it becomes easy, as shown in FIG. 5 (B), the main body surface 3 is easily rotated in the counterclockwise direction CCW with respect to the attachment portion 2.

  More specifically, when parking, the vehicle A is parked from the head (front) and the resistance reducing member 10 rides over the wheel stopper L provided in the parking area, the state shown in FIG. When the resistance reducing member 10 gets over the loop stopper L, the reinforcing portion 4 adjacent to the main body surface 3 is moved in the direction of the arrow U in FIG. Push the under cover 5 upward. By doing so, both the lower surface side of the vehicle body of the under cover 5 and the resistance reducing member 10 can be bent, so that the ring stopper L can be overcome without being damaged.

  Next, FIG. 5 (B) shows a state in which the wheel stopper L is in contact with the resistance reducing member 10 from the vehicle rear side when the vehicle A is moved backward (in the direction of arrow R) and taken out of the parking area. At this time, the resistance reducing member 10 is subjected to a load opposite to that during parking. Even if a load is applied to the resistance reducing member 10 from the loop ring L, the main body surface 3 and the reinforcing portion 4 rotate counterclockwise CCW with the connection portion between the attachment portion 2 and the main body surface 3 as the rotation center C. . In the present embodiment, the main body surface 3 is more easily bent with respect to the attachment portion 2. Further, since the reinforcing portion 4 is not arranged on the front side of the vehicle as in the prior art shown in FIG. 7, the reinforcing portion 4 is resistant to the load even if the load due to the ring stopper L acts on the main body surface 3. Since the force in the pulling direction does not act on the reinforcing portion 4, the resistance reducing member 10 can receive the load. Furthermore, since the attachment portion 2 and the main body surface 3 are bent, the force is not concentrated on the attachment portion 2, and the attachment portion 2 can be prevented from falling off the under cover 5. Therefore, the resistance reducing member 10 is not damaged by bending the connecting portion between the main body surface 3 and the mounting portion 2 even when the wheel stopper L is mounted and then extracted.

  In addition, according to the structure of each said embodiment, although the main body surface 3 is arrange | positioned slightly inclined from the under cover 5 to the perpendicular direction, it is not limited to this, Even if it stands upright from the under cover 5 Good. Moreover, the reinforcement part 4 is not limited to said bead shape, You may employ | adopt solid members, such as a rib. At this time, the main body surface 3 can be exemplified by a plate-like member whose entire surface is the flat surface 31. Moreover, although the reinforcement part 4 was formed so that it might extend to the lower end part of the main body surface 3, it does not need to extend to a lower end part. If the strength by which deformation of the main body surface 3 is suppressed by the traveling wind is ensured, the vertical length of the reinforcing portion 4 can be set as appropriate. Further, the reinforcing portion 4 may be configured such that the horizontal cross-sectional area gradually decreases from the lower surface side of the vehicle body toward the lower side.

<Summary of Embodiment>
1. A mounting portion (for example, 2) attached to the lower surface of the vehicle body (for example, 5), a main body surface (for example, 3) erected downward from the mounting portion, a vehicle rear side of the main body surface, and a lower side from the lower surface of the vehicle body And a reinforcing part (for example, 4) that prevents the main body surface from tilting.

  According to this configuration, since the rigidity of the main body surface can be secured by the reinforcing portion, deformation during traveling can be suppressed and aerodynamic performance can be maintained. When a load due to running wind acts on the main body surface, it is difficult to tilt because the reinforcing part supports it, and when a reverse load is applied, the reinforcing part does not support the main body surface, so it tilts and the reverse load is applied. I can escape.

  2. The reinforcing portion (for example, 4) is in contact with the lower surface (for example, 5) of the vehicle body.

  According to this configuration, due to interference of the ring stop, etc., even when a load is input from the front side of the vehicle body, the connecting portion between the mounting portion and the reinforcing portion suppresses the body surface from falling down and breaks without significant deformation. Can be prevented.

  3. The reinforcement part (for example, 4) is connected to the attachment part (for example, 2).

  According to this structure, the rigidity of a reinforcement part is further improved by connecting the attachment part connected with the vehicle body lower surface with a reinforcement part.

  4). The reinforcing portion (for example, 4) is characterized in that a horizontal cross-sectional area gradually decreases as it goes downward from the lower surface side of the vehicle body.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to change the rigidity in the vertical direction of the main body surface. Since the rigidity is low in the vicinity of the lower end of the main body surface, the main body surface can be further prevented from being damaged by hoisting such as a ring stopper.

  5). The reinforcing portion (for example, 4) has a bead shape protruding toward the vehicle rear side.

  According to this configuration, the reinforcing portion (for example, 4) further improves the cross-sectional rigidity of the bead-shaped portion, so that deformation during traveling can be suppressed and aerodynamic performance can be maintained.

  6). The mounting portion (for example, 2) has a locking portion (for example, 23) that is locked to the lower surface of the vehicle body, and the locking portion (for example, 23) is located closer to the vehicle body front side than the main body surface (for example, 3). It is characterized by being arranged.

  According to this configuration, the structure is such that the deformation is suppressed with respect to the load input from the front, and the load input from the rear is rotated around the connecting portion between the mounting portion and the main body surface to be released. Therefore, damage to the resistance reducing member can be avoided. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both a reduction in air resistance and a ring retaining property when stopping.

  7). The mounting portion (for example, 2) has a bead shape that follows the reinforcing bead on the lower surface of the vehicle body (for example, 5).

  According to this configuration, since the attachment portion has a bead shape and the cross-sectional rigidity is further improved, the resistance reducing member is less likely to flutter by the traveling wind at the attachment portion with the vehicle body.

  8). The reinforcing portion (for example, 4) is connected to the bead-shaped protrusion (for example, 21) of the mounting portion, and has a bead shape protruding to the vehicle rear side.

  According to this configuration, the rigidity of the resistance reducing member is increased, and the deformation of the resistance reducing member can be suppressed by reinforcing the under cover and each other, and the air resistance reducing function is sufficiently exhibited.

1, 10, 20 Resistance reducing member, 2 mounting portion, 3 body surface, 4 reinforcing portion, 5 under cover

Claims (8)

A mounting portion attached to the lower surface of the vehicle body;
A body surface erected downward from the mounting portion;
A reinforcing portion that extends downward from the lower surface side of the vehicle body on the side surface of the main body surface on the vehicle rear side and prevents the main body surface from tilting;
A resistance-reducing member comprising:   The resistance reducing member according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing portion is in contact with a lower surface of the vehicle body.   The resistance reducing member according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing portion is connected to the attachment portion.   The resistance reducing member according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing portion has a horizontal cross-sectional area that gradually decreases from the lower surface side of the vehicle body toward the lower side.   The resistance reducing member according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing portion has a bead shape protruding toward the vehicle rear side. The mounting portion has a locking portion that locks to the lower surface of the vehicle body,
The resistance reducing member according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion is disposed on the front side of the vehicle body with respect to the main body surface.   The resistance-reducing member according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion has a bead shape that follows the reinforcing bead on the lower surface of the vehicle body.   The resistance reducing member according to claim 7, wherein the reinforcing portion has a bead shape that is connected to the bead-shaped protrusion of the attachment portion and protrudes toward the vehicle rear side.

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